Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Peltigerineae 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Fungi
Subregnum: Dikarya
Divisio: Ascomycota
Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina
Classis: Lecanoromycetes
Subclassis: Lecanoromycetidae
Ordo: Peltigerales
Subordo: Peltigerineae

Familia: Peltigeraceae
Subfamilia: Nephromatoideae
Genus: Nephroma
Species: Nephroma helveticum
Subspecies: Nephroma helveticum subsp. helveticum


Name

Nephroma helveticum Ach., 1810 subsp. helveticum


Habitat and ecology: On arctic rocks among mosses in moderate shade and tree trunks in moist canyons at mid- to high elevations, most common in spruce-fir regions

World distribution: Africa, Australasia and throughout the Northern Hemisphere, where it occurs in boreall and north temperate regions and extends south along the west coasts in maritime influenced regions

Homotypic synonyms

  • Nephroma resupinatum var. helveticum (Ach.) Gyeln., 1934
  • Nephromium helveticum (Ach.) Nyl., 1888
  • Ornatinephroma resupinatum var. helveticum (Ach.) Gyeln., 1934
  • Peltigera helvetica (Ach.) Spreng., 1827

References

Primary references

  • Ach., Lichenogr. univers.: 523 (1810)

Selectded references

  • Brodo, I.M.; Sharnoff, S.D. and Sharnoff, S. (2001) Nephroma (pp. 451-457) In, Lichens of North America. Yale University Press, New Haven, 795 pages.   **[RLL List # 184 / Rec.# 22465] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)**(Discussion of Nephroma helveticum and distribution map for North America: p. 454; color photo of N. helveticum subsp. sipeanum: p. 454, plate 526)
  • Flenniken, D. (1999) Nephroma Ach. (p. 146) In The Macrolichens In West Virginia, 231 pages, 26 plates.   **[RLL List # 175 / Rec.# 5723] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Discussion of Nephroma helveticum: p. 146; color photo: Plate 15, J)
  • Hinds, J.W. and Hinds, P.L. (2007) Nephroma Ach, 1810 (pp. 325-330) In, The Macrolichens of New England. - Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden No. 96. New York Botanical Garden Press, Bronx, New York. 584 pp.   **[RLL List # 210 / Rec.# 30032] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Discussion of Nephroma helveticum: pp. 327-328; color photo: p. 328, fig. 190)
  • McCune, B. and Geiser, L. (2009) Nephroma (pp. 207-213) Macrolichens of the Pacific Northwest. (Second Edition) Oregon State University Press, Corvallis, 464 pp.   **[RLL List # 216 / Rec.# 31233] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Discussion of Nephroma helveticum and color photo: p. 209)
  • Thomson, J.W. (1984) Nephroma Ach., (pp. 275-284). In, American Arctic Lichens: 1. The Macrolichens. Columbia University Press, New York, 504 pages.   **[RLL List # 124-96 / Rec.# 18494] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Discussion of Nephroma helveticum: pp. 279 & 284; drawing and distribution map for N. helveticum var. helveticum: p. 280)
  • Wetmore, C.M. and Nash III, T.H. (2002) Nephroma (pp. 296-298) In: Nash III, T.H.; Ryan, B.D.; Gries, C. and Bungartz, F. (eds.), Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region, Vol. 1. Lichens Unlimited, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 532 pages.   **[RLL List # 187 / Rec.# 23085] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Discussion of Nephroma helveticum and distribution map for the Sonoran region: p. 297)
  • White, F.J. (1992) Nephroma Ach. (1810) (pp. 395-397) In: Purvis, O.W., Coppins, B.J., Hawksworth, D.L., James, P.W. and Moore, D.M. (eds.) The Lichen Flora of Great Britain and Ireland. London: Natural History Museum Publication, 710 pp.   **[RLL List # 151 / Rec.# 15105] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Discussion of Nephroma helveticum: p. 396)
  • Wirth, V. (1995) Nephroma Ach. (pp. 605-609) - Teil 2 - In, Die Flechten Baden-Württembergs, Teil 1 & 2. Eugen Ulmer GmbH & Co., Stuttgart. 1006 pp.; in German.   **[RLL List # 159 / Rec.# 20405] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Discussion of Nephroma helveticum: p. 606)

Vernacular names

English: Fringed kidney lichen,   Swiss kidney lichen
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